God Cares for His Children Who has been
God Cares for His Children
Who has been to a restaurant?
Did you know. . . God gave the Israelites good food to eat? Manna Quails
What do you think? Were the people… or They were not content!
They started complaining to Moses IMPATIENT DIDN’T LIKE THE FOOD TIRED OF WAITING WANTED MORE COMPLAINED ABOUT GOD
Israelites were not content What did God provide for them?
God decided to teach the Israelites a lesson!
What did the people do? Please Moses help us. Ask God to forgive us! We will repent. Sorry G od for n ot being thankfu l. You w ere takin good ca g re of us and we kept on complai ning.
Moses prayed to God about the snakes How do you think the Lord answered Moses’ prayer? A - The Lord took away the poisonous snakes B - The Lord did not take away the poisonous snakes
Always look up to the Lord for help! • Make a snake out of a shiny metal called “bronze” • Put the bronze snake on a pole so all the people can see it • Anyone bitten by a poisonous snake that looks at the bronze serpent will be healed • This will help them remember that I will take care of them
People looked at the bronze serpent and were made well!
What did the people learn? 1 God takes care of His people 2 Only God could make them well 3 To be happy and content with the things the Lord gave them 4 Not to complain about the Lord’s gifts
The Cross In Our lives Did you sin in the past? Did you just sin? Is the devil about to fight you? Hurry!!! Look at the cross and say: “My crucified Lord, have mercy on me”.
The Cross In Our Lives What does the bonze serpent represent? • Jesus saved us on the cross • Whoever believes in Him is saved from eternal death Cross = Sign of our salvation • We wear it to remind us of God’s love for us • Crossing ourselves
Memory Verse “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. ” – Numbers 21: 7
When you pray this week… “My crucified Lord, have mercy on me”
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